New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi On Monday, ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, he wrote a letter to voters in West Bengal, saying he was “heartbroken” over the current situation in the state.In his letter, the prime minister accused the Mamata Banerjee-led government of “extreme non-cooperation” and said the state’s fate would be … Read more
Senior politician, former Railway Minister Mukul Roy He died of cardiac arrest at the age of 71 at Apollo Hospital in Salt Lake City, Kolkata at 1.30 am on Monday. His son Subhranshu Roy confirmed the news. Often called the “Chanakya of Bengal politics”, he represents Krishna Nagar Uttar in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. … Read more
New Delhi: Indian Congress Overseas President Sam Pitroda said the raw talent in India’s IT industry ends up serving others and the country itself cannot utilize it, drawing sharp criticism from India. bjpcalling this another example of the opposition party bashing India.“We have young talent, but it’s still primitive. What happened to the software industry? … Read more
New Delhi: Yes congress Undecided even before the Assam assembly elections?Earlier on Sunday, the Congress party in Assam faced its biggest setback yet with former state president Bhupeng Bora formally joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (bjp) at their headquarters, Vajpayee Bhawan. While the defection of a state president is a seismic event in itself, the … Read more
Bharatiya Janata Party activists protested outside the Parliament House in Pune against Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkar’s remarks equating Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan. (Press Trust photo) History doesn’t always stop in textbooks. Sometimes it is framed on the wall. A portrait of the ruler of Mysore in the 18th century at Malegaon Tipu … Read more
Om Birla meets Tariq Rahman Dhaka: The BNP won a landslide victory in the February 12 parliamentary elections, ending the tenure of Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus.Prime Minister Modi was invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Tariq Rehman in Dhaka but was unable to attend as he was in Mumbai for a bilateral meeting with … Read more
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (PTI Photo/File) New Delhi: The escalating showdown between the West Bengal government and the Election Commission over the revision of electoral rolls shows no sign of cooling down, the chief minister said Mamata Banerjee Accused pollsters of being “run by political parties”, an apparent allusion to the ruling bjp.In fierce … Read more
New Delhi: Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma Former Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah was invited to join him on Monday bjpHours after Bora submitted his resignation, it sparked political turmoil in the poll-bound state.Sarma said the doors of the BJP were open to Bora and promised to help him get elected from “safe … Read more
Prabir Pukayasta (file photo) New Delhi: law enforcement bureau ED has imposed a fine of Rs 184 crore on news portal NewsClick and its editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), official sources told news agency ANI on Monday.The order imposed a fine of Rs 120 crore on PPK NewsClick Studio Private … Read more
New Delhi: Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal will Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Tipu Sultan.Speaking to reporters, Sapkar spoke about the controversy surrounding the display of Tipu Sultan’s portrait in the office of Deputy Mayor of Malegaon Municipal Corporation Shan E Hind Nihal Ahmed, which was opposed by the Shiv Sena and other groups. Sapkar said … Read more